Study buddies!

Whatcha doing? How's it all going?

I'm currently doing the Foundation Course through Flinders Uni in preparation for a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Paramedic), next year.

I've just completed my third assignment so far, an essay plan! I haven't studied since high school, so I'm really happy I chose to do this course 

PhD, Geology, on Termite Mounds and Landscape Studies in Northern Australia and Tanzania. I AM going to submit a thesis in June, wish me luck! *freaks out*

Shouldn't you fuckers be studying now! AM is not a study topic!

Get to it!

CHOP CHOP!!

Oooer, good luck babe 

 Currently doing this. Haven't had much work so far but it's about to ramp up.

 Starting to get my head around studying again. It's tough!

 

Learning Spanish with Sammie.

It is the fifth 'second language' I have studied formally, but the only one in which I have any true interest and plan to be fluent in.

its tough alrite! make a plan and stick to it for study during the week! stop trying to watch tv shows at the allotted time too, thats the advice i can definitely give, unless its late nite sbs. prime time tv interferes with prime time studying!!

take to watching videos at dinner time instead, or having the latest heroes or lost download as a pre-bedtime, post-study treat

watching foreign movies is studying to me

*waves*

How many lectures do you have a week, Spanks?


I love Spanish! I'm thinking of taking a language at uni if I can... mebbe Japanese.

3rd year, 4th technically of a bachelor of computer and electronic engineering at flinders. Was part time for a couple years and now back to full time. Workload sucks. Very interesting topics tho!

 5. Two of them are a waste of time so I dont really go to them. Watch some online too. 

 I have two 3 hour workshops and two 2 hour workshops as well.

3rd year bachelor of arts/education -junior primary
at flinders

What will you do once you've finished?


What are the two crappy ones about? What are the workshops about?

*yes, this is the Spanish Inquisition*


Hai study buddy! 

Can I ask why you are doing that at Flinders and not one of the other unis?

 Boring ones are - Communication for Health Practitioners which is tailored to suit Social Workers, (I am in a whole class of Paramedics and we all hate it) and Intro to the Health Professions which is a background of private vs public health systems and the politics of health care.

 Workshops are where you do group work, lab pracs (for Human Bioscience) and for Paramedic Practice is where I learn learn CPR, Defib, Intubation etc - all the practical hands on stuff. You have to attend 80% of workshops generally.

Just out of interest is that run by the same school as the medical courses or by a humanities/politics or economics school or something else completely?

Hmm, that does sound a bit boring! Are all lectures available to watch online?

The workshops sound pretty cool! I can't wait to learn the practical hands on stuff!

even if i hated a lecture i always went...i factored it into my 'study time' for that subject! and i never ever printed course notes, until it was revision time. taking notes kept me awake in the arvos

 It's run by the Health school.

 My tutor is pretty interesting. She sits on the advisory board to the SA Health Minister and is on the board for Disability SA so she has a pretty leftish view of everything. She knows her stuff.

 

 

Ooh, good tips 

coz i live in the south side *throws up gang signs*

Stryke: Hmm... What has being on those boards got that makes you say "so she has a pretty leftish view"?

I didn't study in the medical area but get a lot of second hand information about what is going on (and how wrong a lot goes) from a family member working in the sector...


Surreal: OK

Statistically the vast majority of teachers and professors are left of centre anyway.

Yes hence my question what being on those boards has to do with it. That's something to do with being an academic not being on those boards IMO.

 Yeah I probably worded that wrong, she is really all about expanding medicare and public health.

 Dont think she necessarily gets those views from being on the boards. You can tell she fights the power though.

im doing Bachelor of Education primary/middle at unisa, focus subjects maths and indonesian

my advice to anyone doing uni is to keep up to date with the readings!!!!! *wishes she took her own advice*

Being on welfare related public boards or committee's is particularly uncommon for members of the right wing as well.

I am a 2nd year in Bachelor of Visual Arts at UniSA, still deciding my major.
Originally I was going to do Photography as my major & then my minor as Glass Blowing... But now, I think I might switch them!
Bah. I can't decide - Double Major?  

Fair enough Stryke. Big ups to her for fighting the power anyway.


Unless appointed there by government.


Anyway on topic:

I finished my first degree (BA Australian Studies) at the end of last year.

This year the only official study I will probably do is some type of course in teaching English. I might do some volunteering with migrant-assistance groups or something first then do a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) type course.

looking for work exp or cadetship with bae, asc or tenix at the moment (its all about the acronyms). Hopefully they'll lead into a nice job in the future. Really would rather a job in the private sector than the government (DSTO etc).

bae like bae systems??... my dad works there

As most of you know I was pretty stressed about what to study this year either finish my Diploma of music or get stuck in to a Diploma of fitness management. Had i done fitness I would have had to put everything else in my world on hold so I Ended up doing music & I think I made the right decision, study this year for me is rated 3rd on my list of priorities & im not overly stressed if I finish music this year or not.

ooo hook us up a job! 

as wat... ill ask if they have anything goin n let u know =)

I have a double major, geology and geophysics.

I slacked off right at the end (getting held up at gunpoint and someone close to me trying to top themselves didn't help).


I'm now at year 5 and a bit. One more subject...


I still think Ive come out better than the sorry cunts who went and got a job though!  Take that bitches! You wanna know how much time I spend playing computer games? Yeah thats right of course you don't. Go on then, go on, buy your $500,000 AVERAGE house. Become a slave to the man for the next 45 years. Fucking suckers!



P.S. I don't get centrelink and I work 2 jobs. AND IT'S STILL WORTH IT!

Losers.

Leezee if I may ask, are you working in two jobs related to your studies or are they just "uni student" jobs to make ends meet?

 I will take some sort of missile firing position if it's going.

Of course you may


Uni student jobs. I work as a chef at one place and a hydroceramic technician* at the other.

Bit hard to get a casual Geo job and go to uni - most is out of town.

*kitchenhand

Mate I had the same position for a couple of months about 5 and half years ago before going overseas and it was the shittiest job I ever had. You calling it that really gave me a laugh. Good one!

 Hey man next time ur on msn I need to ask u some chef related questions for my uni. Nothing hard

 

You know it's sad in some ways, I'm so overqualifed for that job it's not funny.


But there are some good moments though, especially at a new job where people don't know my background:

chef: "Hey Liam, what do you think of the special" :shows me his new dish, with a balsamic vinegar reduction and basil oil drizzled over the plate:

Leezee: What do I think? Well, the 90's called, they want their methods of food presentation back."


P.S. I did this one about 2 months ago. They weren't happy! 

Sure mate, I'd do it now but I gotta go to fresh. I might have to log on for the first time in a month. 

im currently doing honours in history at adelaide uni, would like to pursue a PhD either here or somewhere overseas.  like leezee i get no centrelink and work a shitty job to pay the bills but i think that it is important to get away from study for a few hours a week and back into mundanity.

oh leezee go on, finish ur degree! then u can do a phd with simon in petroleum geology, he NEEDS a decent phd student and you'd love it! can stay in town, but do fieldwork, get paid loads of demonstrating money AND a scholarship! U dont need to do anything til the last year or so

so hurry up n finish!!!!

4th year Urban and Regional Planning at Uni SA and every other waking moment working for Delfin at Mawson Lakes

I'm thinking of studying archeology for a bit of a lark.

Thing is, I don't think there's any point doing it in Australia. Digging up aboriginal paintings and fire pits doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.

I'm interested in civilisation - what people were living in and how they organised themselves hundreds or thousands of years ago.

Being nomads, the aboriginals didn't have any of that.

i'd rather do anthropology and study the civilisations/cultures in existence today, that people know little about

if u wanna do archeology, maybe volunteer on one of the overseas digs? then you can get a first hand knowledge and work out whether its for you. that being said, there's loads of volunteer work and HARDLY ANY paid archeology work.

ps if u are that interested, just wander to the bailleau library at melbourne uni and go through the reading lists! prob cheaper n more productive than studying it

bullshit!!!!! you will find that most are right-wingers who want to get into politics and/or a higher position in the govt/business to advance themselves and their delusional drive for status, not to advance the people.

spanky, sounds like youve got yourself a good teacher 

am in my third year of social work unisa, just got accepted into the elitest golden key committee for nerdy nerds. work in hospitality and am currently doing a field ed @ a govt organisation finding loop holes to assist students in financial/personal/learning/career strife 

would love to get into honours next year, alternatively, will do a masters in social policy/sociology stream and/or get a phd = more ammunition to get people to listen to a poor 'lil social worker!  in work life, i would love to blend a research role in community development work, linking more ties to the govt and policy development regarding education, employment and training opportunities.

good luck with studies guys, we can share tips etc. i should not corrupt anyone here with my methodology... some of y'all know where mine is at hehehe...

Um I didnt finish my Marine Biology degree and in my current job I make more than any of my friends (who have finished their studies) at the moment. Some of them have double degrees too.

However I guess they will over take my in income at some point, but if you ask me most of the girls will have babies anyway and probably quit eventually so most of them dont last the full hog of an income earning capacity.

Hi Oli- I went to Adelaide and Flinders and in comparison, Flinders rocked over Adelaide! Yes, the Flinders campus is a little more scattered and over a bigger area, but its not such a head fuck to drive to as Adelaide for people on the Southside. Also, there are far less distractions at Flinders compared to the city... like shopping & pubs. You HAVE to study at Flinders.. there is no where else to go  . I mean hell, I was the worst for skipping lectures and hanging at the Tavern but all in all I wasnt as distracted at Flinders compared to Adelaide. Also there is nicer grounds at Flinders, you can sit by the lake.

Also, the facilities at Flinders ROCK over Adelaide. Adelaide computers are more scarce (I had heaps and heaps of trouble with this when I went... had  to be on waiting lists just to access a comp)- whereas at Flinders there were heaps of computer labs you could jump on at anytime.

Also, I know this is generalising but at Flinders people were actually a little more down to earth? I think as there are more country people there? Or the type of course I did? I dunno but Ad Uni was a total different vibe... even though most of my best friends went to Adelaide, I still found Flinders far more an enjoyable experience. I do admit, Adelaide uni folks know how to party though, whereas it seems Flinders people arent up for as much socialising. (haha me and my priorities.... pub first study last LOL)

Oh man, I loved going to uni. I really wish I was back there now. I am thinking of going back part time or external and doing Property Valuation or something like that.

I kinda think Adelaide uni is more of a prestigous uni to go to though, but to be honest I think Flinders is far better.. especially for science!

Im not too sure on Uni SA though as I have never been there

eww there is so much work going in planning at the moment, I would love to do planning. There is going to be big money in that

That was so directed at me i reckon (my house cost a lot less than that tho).  5.5 years Chemical Eng and Computer science (@ Adelaide which is better ).  Im all done now and it was well worth the pain, these are golden days for engineers  . 

Leezee finish your degree you slack fucker 

not sure about unisa - prob because you didnt go and find a less stuffy air about the place. yes, flinders and adelaide are great uni's - they are elitest, and there will always be a point of comparison between ALL things in life!

but i find that unisa is more inclusive and support of students, esp those who are otherwise disadvantaged or excluded from gaining equitable access to education. and i will always remember what a teacher said to me during my public schooling days - it doesnt matter what school you go to - its up to the student! i know plenty of people from well to do backgrounds who squandered their education on a private or full-fee paying basis at school/uni.

 

aint that the truth!

Well, I'll be going to Flinders, so I hope the people are nice there!

people are nice everywhere, and people are stuffy everywhere. all adelaide uni's suck anyways, cause i went to melbourne uni OH YEAH in its heyday it was awesome. we'd watch tv n eat lollies n donuts everylunchtime and get money FROM THE UNION TO DO IT!

haha *nerdsout*

Neh, I'm a bit over it...



  my girlfriend and her housemate joined up for that, they reckon it's a crock of shit!


Nah it wasn't actually, you're doing very well man.


Yeah yeah I'll finish I'll finish!

yeah, heard the same thang...  my mate was at one of their gala dinners, and the head honcho of the golden key walked out and everyone was frothing at the mouth, stumbling over themselves to network.

im going to join for the scholarship cash and employment opportunities, as i will not have a hope in hell to finance further study 

um, so what is this golden key thing?


The reason why I didn't go to Uni SA is because their TER's were too low for me.... 
haha! just kidding! really though.... I grew up in the hills so Flinders was more convenient.

Also, back when I was applying for Uni, Uni SA has only just started and didnt offer the courses I wanted.

When I said I wasnt sure about Uni SA I didnt mean not sure on whether or not Uni SA was good or not, I meant not sure, cos I have never been there so I couldnt give an opinion. ( I edited my post thou for ya  )

But the Flinders facilities vary so much depending on which school you are studying with. e.g. The lecture theatres are all of completely different standards, of the ones I had lectures in the best to worst were:

Informatics and Engineering
Law
Social Sciences
Science
Humanities

Seems like the best are at the top of the hill and they all go downhill from there!

Just about all the lecturers I had seemed pretty good, the only negative thing I have to say about Flinders is it takes so long to get there if you don't live near it and don't have a car! I missed lectures because it was a 3 hour round trip to get to one 50 minute lecture!

But I LOVED the baby ducklings around the lake...naawwwwwwww little duckers 

the ducks annoy me

Sal!

Who woulda thought? 

Lil baby ducklings annoying Sal. 

I studied at UniSA's City West campus which isn't that nice since it's just a concrete jungle and has no nice spots to relax. I did a few courses at Adelaide Uni as well early on in my studies...

Probably unfair to compare anything though since I had/have no social life and went in and out of Uni for my courses and never hung around or did anything else there. I probably entered a computer lab once a semester and the library twice a semester on average during the course of my studies.

You must know the wrong ducks!

The only good ones are those small billed little brown ones (are they native?) .... the rest can be my dinner!

One of my lectures finished at 6pm and walking down that hill listening to marky or bukem with the birds screeching through the trees was a great way to end the study day

yeah the wood ducks are native, and they are super cool! there is a massive herd of em which try to cross frome rd near the zoo, and stop the traffic. awesome!

I was thinking of the fat white ones with the manky red eyes that come and sit next to you and try to eat ur sandwich and quack really loud

the lil brown ducklings are cute tho

oh, took it the wrong way - thanks for clarifying Erika 

the golden key thang is offered to students who got an academic merit award (making the top 15% of arts, education and social sciences division for yours truly  )

well... I dunno bout this Golden Key thing......

 

ahahaha

yeah, wouldnt partake if there were no scholarships on offer 

 Just watched 2 hours of Human Bioscience lectures I missed last week *falls asleep*

 Why does the human body have to be so complicated. 

So how goes it study buddies? Swamped for the "teaching break"? 

i am going on a one week fieldtrip with second year students to pichi richi on saturday...on top of demonstrating all day (ie walking round with a group showing em stuff and how to map) i am also taking work to do at nite...!

*yawns*

argh this weeks been fkd, 3000 word research essay, 4 pracs, 1 mid semester exam, 2 tests... kill me now

Jeeeeezus! That's hard core!

Here I am getting all whingey woo woo coz I've got a 200 word essay, a research assignment & a perfectly made glass goblet/champagne flute!!

Deadline for human research ethics proposal is Wednesday, motivation is such a fickle thing! 

I've gone back to uni for more torture this semester, don't know what is wrong with me actually . Did my degree at UniSA (Computing and Multimedia) and now doing a post grad course at Adelaide "Computer Vision" (paid for by work at least). Its good but I am missing UniSA a lot. I dunno why and maybe its just cause I'm not used to Adelaide but for one thing the labs seem crap in comparison to UniSA - or at least the one I'm allowed to use anyway. Had non-stop assignments too so no social life for me til June by the looks of it.

bezz - I'm in government (doing software engineering so not sure exactly if thats wot your after) and it is fantastic can't talk it up enuf. Most of the BAE grads I know want to come over to our side so hey its not all bad!!

ah i'm more hardware based, don't know how you software guys do it to be honest. I did have an interview at Tenix but they were after more software eng based people also. Anyway enough procrastinating, back to the exciting world of TMS320C6715CPUs for me!

ah k - yeah, hardware and i do not mix so I'll leave you to it!

am not going to join that elitest golden key thang, i can do these things they promised to hand over on a silver platter upon my own initiative!! 

one more essay, one research report; 5000 words, fulltime placement with no uni holidays in sight til July... but its all gravy!! am about to form a working party to change a government policy hahaha.... am loving it!

Man that field trip was so much fun!

Got so paro on the last night, but slept through clean up the next morning so it was worth the hangover.

And we hit golf balls off devils peak.

So many memories...

Make your hardware do stuff 

its great huh! we'll be back at the old AA pichi richi camp woo! i am going to buy some parachute dudes and chuck em off the top

hey nes, wanna catch up after mid-semester break at uni?

Yeah for sure - I will be there Thursdays if your around for a late lunch (say between 1-2pm)

 Last week I went to the Ambulance Call Centre for an afternoon and got to listen in on 000 calls for a few hours and see how Ambulances get despatched. It was pretty interesting though didn't get a lot of crazy emerg calls, mainly old people collapsing and a couple of minor car accidents.

 Also did a 2 day SA Ambulance Manual handling course and learnt all the patient transport techniques. Was pretty cool lowering people down sets of stairs on spineboards and loading people up on stretchers. Crazy how spot on you have to be with your body movements so you don't screw your back and shoulders up. Everything is done using your own bodyweight and counterbalancing - you never actually use your strength to fully lift people.

 

 

done deal, next week, 1-2pm!! i will hound ya bout that.

well my tsudy has been almost non-existent, been doing loads of teaching on fieldtrips tho!

ur course sounds uber cool spanky

study in the holidays should be banned!
its time for me to relax!! stupid homework

 It's been awesome actually getting into the practical side of things. So much time at uni so far has been a massive waste! But yeah the course is great, as are the people doing it.

 

  

pfft dont ever think of something as a waste of time, sure it may not be as interesting to u, but i am sure its included for a reason and u may as well learn about it ONCE in your life thats how i got through loads of lectures

So how do you get people who are lying on the ground onto a stretcher or something using counter balance or your own bodyweight? 

 Magnets

 There's a few ways but basically you strap them into either on a spineboard or a slidesheet and then use another spineboard as a ramp up onto a lowered stretcher. Using 4 people all you have to do is hold the board or strap, lean out slightly and they lift up (counterbalance), then you shift your bodyweight from left to right ( or vice versa) to slide them. Reposition and repeat. It's tedious but it works and it uses your strongest muscles to take the load.

 

Sounds interesting, but I still hope I never need to have someone use their counterbalancing skillz to get me on a spineboard or stretcher thing!

Ahh the elitist paramedics students, you and your free coffee, you must be in first year, i'm a about to become an RN! First two years of any of the health sciences degrees are super boring, wait till a bit later on in the course when you get trained to catherdize people, emergency intubation, injections, venopuncture, anaphylactiod reactions and administering epinerpherine into somebodies thigh!
The ER courses are a bit different to ours but we do alot of the same subjects ie: pathophysiology and pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, health assessment etc and then the really shit subjects like manifestations of the body and communication bullshit in first year.
Argh! terrible, terrible, but if your in the the know, you'll do well in easy subjects to pull up your GPA and get scholarships so you don't have to pay HECS.
The only reason why i decided to not do paramedics is the rumors that have been whispered into my ear, such as the few jobs that you have when you finish your degree, it is very competative, and for the first few years you supposedly only do geriatric transport.... Not that i can be quoted on that, that's just what i've heard...

I want to do a post-grad dip in a subject like Accident and Emergency, or emergency theatre or orthopeadic surgery or something similarily exciting.

Good on you mate. Need more incentives to get locals doing the same...

they could pay for my degree! i'm viewing my ever looming HECS debt, and am not looking forward to paying it off! Oh and a good wage, certainly not something you do for the cash incentive, have to absolutly love what your doing!

 What??!! Where is the free coffee haha!

 Yeah I am in first year. Some of the subjects suck balls, I just wanna learn how to shock people and slice them open.

I have been told that it's competitive to get a job, but then paramedics I have spoken to said they can't get enough staff. Unsure what to believe really. You do work in transport at least for your internship. Have to wait and see I suppose. It's just something that I wanted to do.

 

 

In the decafe doofus.... hmmm now I can perhaps get free coffee by association!

I'm pretty sure I heard that the test used in SA to get employed is really hard to get through, whereas in other states it's much easier to get a job.

 Got to use the defib yesterday on dummies that have a heartbeat / pulse, blood pressure and breathe. It was awesome 'CLEAR!!!!!'

 Next is an essay on the Autonomic Nervous System. I have to go to the library tomorrow nooooooooooooooooo

 

 

Are they anatomically correct? 

Goddamn, my tutors are hopeless!!

I thought my assignment was due on Monday, as per an email from the tutor stating due date was 12/5... I check my email today to find out she had sent an email out Monday 5/12, saying it was a typo and it was actually due THAT DAY.

Also, they've posted out info stating the required reading for said assignment and directed us to our handbooks to read said reading... but the articles are not in the handbooks! One student asked if she was missing something and the tutor responds with, "No, that is it"... WTF?!

THEN... to top THAT off... there's a major glitch in the system, whereby all the students are receiving emails sent to the tutors! I've received a whole bunch of emails with assignments attached and some emails containing information that is or *should be* private...

Oh wells, I got my assignment done this afternoon and I've email it off... I hope it gets to the tutor!

 

for the wanna-be paramedics - a blog written by a paramedic! its cool. http://sirenvoices.blogspot.com/

 

 Damn essay

good times!

did you get to use the dummy in the closed in room with a nurse talking through a microphone saying 'i don't feel well' then the dummy goes into supposed 'asystole', by just judging by their arterial blood gases and ECG monitors! man, I've killed that dummy sooo many times... and don't whinge about the autonomic nervous system! fight or flight response is cool. I have 4 final assignments due in the next 2 weeks, i got an extension on my pathophysiology which was a big mistake as now i have 2 major assignments due on Monday none of which i have made any progress with because they're the most impossible topics. And to think that i was going to do my Masters Degree immediately after i finished my Bachelor. Sincerely have changed my mind and have dropped out of the waiting list!

Hmm... I'm slightly confused!

When he says "take the load" Im not sure if he is referring to lifting people 

haha

hahaha!

 haha

 What I meant is you don't use your arms to lift

 

Ah medical certificates, where would I be without you?

Seriously worth more than gold to the average student 

aww sweetheart, i know what you mean! bend ya knees and the rest 

Counsellors certificates FTW. Ah, my lovely extended family. Far too many of you have had to be killed off for me to get my degree, but at least I know you're proud of me.

I have to admit I did cash in on the Flinders uni counselling service certifiates they had to offer   

what counselling certificates? ive never heard of it!

 Was such a good feeling flipping through my first exam during reading time to see that I had thoroughly covered about 75% of the questions.

 My next exam on Monday, i doubt I will be so lucky with. Revising like a bitch for it!

Ahh what I would give for an exam right now! I am just no good at sitting down and writing a thesis!!!!

Halfway there, bu August 1st I wont be studying anymore! Crazy. After 4 years at Adelaide Uni! *lost without phd for stressful comfort*

good luck with the exams mate!

 Another exam down today. Would be highly surprised if I fail.

 

 One more easy ish one tomorrow then it's 3 weeks of X-Box and Foxtel

 Passed my Paramedic Prac exams today 
 
 All finished for the semester 

big up sucka

nice work.

good to hear you're ripping it!

gwarn spanky!

 Thanks guys. It's an awesome feeling to be honest. There have a been a few moments of extreme self doubt (big up Sal for talking me through the freakouts).

 It was great yesterday actually putting all the theory in practice, coming in to an 'emergency' situation and having to take charge and instruct the 3rd year paramedics on what to do. "CLEAR!!!" haha

 

fun!!! yay finishing a semester ROCKS!!

 3 Distinctions and a Credit all up

Booyaa, nice work.

Well done mate!

not bad!

very impressive, ninja studier.

Well I'll probably be in here a fair bit as of next week.

 Are you going to Barber school?

haha

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) at Flinders.

 Oh nice. Sturt campus?

When you're done you should write a thesis on people's behaviour on the Internet...

That's what I did! What's your major? It better be computer science   

I was actually going to do Neurology, but seeing as I've never done Biology before I opted for Philosophy. Was/Is Computer Science very good/practical?

I was gonna do either comp science or philosophy and I'm so glad I chose comp science! I think it gives you a lot more career options than wanky old philosophy 

But I did lots of philosophy electives in first year and they were really good too!

And I like how you get to do lots of interesting psych subjects but don't have to do the stupid counselling ones that you'd have to do if you did a straight psych degree!

But the downside of a bach of behav science is there is no specific career outcome from it, but what you learn can help you in lots of different fields. Do you have a specific job you want to get out of it?

He can get into the human services or do his majors in Psychology, but yeah Behavioural Science is pretty broad, good if your not sure what field you want to go into 

I'm actually hoping that I can gain comptetetive entry into the Psych Honours year, so I can eventually do Clinical work. If that doesn't work out I'm not really sure. Maybe something more on the social work side of things. Besides that I'm not really sure what jobs even come out of doing the degree, although I know there are a lot. I might even consider getting out of Philosophy next semester and changing my major to computer science.

Ahhh then do philosophy... comp science is too much hard work if you want to get into clinical psychology!

I haven't finished my last semester of comp subjects because they're so hard!

You'll probably be able to get into social work if you take any subjects related to counseling and psychology , but if you want to get into social work you are better off doing the Social Work course straight up then you can get into Psychology, and any of the human service fields without having to to do a major. It's safer if your not too sure about going into Psychology, psychology honors is like an extra 4 years isnt it? * shudders * 

Bach of psych (honors) is four years so it's only one year more than the bach of behav science.

Ok i was getting confused, the degree is 4 years with honors but to become a clinical psych im pretty sure it's about 6 years minimum of study because you have to do the Phd. now i can shudder  *shudders*

*shudders*

I started to get restless after studying for 2.5 years!

I was contemplating suicide after 5 yrs 

Yeah after the honours year you have to 2 years of Supervised Practice, or Your Masters in Clinical. You can also do a Ph.D  in clinical which is 4 years if you really want. 8 Years all up. Screw that. I definitely want to try for Clinical though. Social Work is just a backup in case I fail.

My preferences for next year are Paramedic > Behavioural Science > Nursing. I'm actually gonna be going to lectures as of next week for the second semester... I'm taking Health Sciences and Women in Society... so excited, yet so scared...

I have no idea where anything is because I couldn't be bothered going to orientation week. If it's anything like the one at Adelaide Uni there would be no point though. Question for the people who have been to Flinders before, do you get told what text books you need in class? And is there a unibooks place on campus?

I'm also job searching for the city again at the moment. Hoping I can get a job and move somewhere close to the uni. Most of the places there are fairly cheap.

yea orientation week is a waste of time. When you enrol in topics you can log into your flo page and see details on what books you need etc. They should also tell you in class. There's a unibooks in the plaza.

6 months work placement coming up for me this semester. Its part of the course and paid too Shit thing is I still need to pay for the 18 units it takes up!

The Flinders Uni employment office got me so much work through my time at uni  


My advice would be to steer well clear of computer science unless you intend on following a career in it. When I did it we had 70%+ fail rates in second year... but that was before Google.

Choose to study something that really interests you, or something that will get you a profession/career, otherwise it's likely to end up a waste of time & money.

how long ago was that? I did a few programming topics there around 05/06. Course was structured really poor tho, the jump from CP1 to CP2A was rediculous.

Definitely agree with that! I did them in 2001/2 and after our first assignment the CP2A lecturer was confused as to why we were all basing our code around methods, but that's all they focused on in CP1! I withdrew from CP2A and did really well in all my other second year subjects, but because I haven't done CP2A I found the last few 3rd year subjects too hard.


I haven't been there for a few years but there used to be a unibooks on campus and yu have to buy all your own textbooks and manuals from unibooks. Some psych subjects had the readings in the library so you didn't need to buy them, but some semesters it costed up to $500 for the textbooks you need!

I don't get why they don't just factor the book prices into the subject fees. First lesson, bring the stack to hand out. The lines at unibooks are always a joke at the start of semester anyway - could well save money on extra staffing there.

  cant wait for the year to be over.

 My lecturer yesterday.

 "Life is never the same once you become a health student. Your morning shit becomes a science project'

 

 So true.

Way too much stuff due in the next few days....

back to uni today *yawn*

Thank god those people dressed up as Jesus are gone now. They were getting on my nerves.

*Edit* Really struggling to get motivated for this. Damn Asch conformity experiments and Rwandan genocides.

omg was that happening on sturt campus? some dude was spreading the word of christ, what a cunt

i rocked up to class tonight only to find that last week (which i missed) was the final week

DERP!

 Been slacking off, about to get stuck into it right now.

Which one is Sturt Campus? I go to the one where the main library, plaza and humanities buildings are called.

Sturt is the other one. Where me and simon are

Ah ok. No wonder I never see anyone I know.

now that's a capital idea! for povo students like me, i can't afford to buy text books, so i miss out altogether. but i find that the text books are quite basic and online journals are FTW!

 Just finished an essay then, dunno how good it was but the second 1000 words took me about an hour, the first 1000 took about three days

 Think I just got it in on time

 

I found the further I got with my studies the less I relied on textbooks and the more I relied on online journals and academic databases at uni. Especially for essays in the last year of studies. By then I didn't even bother buying any of the 'required' texts.